[OT] Speaking of "Perfect Pitch" . . .

[Ron Nossaman]

>I would have thought the piano was "last place" as far as developing an ear
>for pitch--the player *almost* never tunes his instrument--whereas most
>other instrumentalists *do*.
>
>Regards,
>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.


Right, they do - to the piano. If a piano is available, it tends to be the
default pitch standard unless, of course, the happens to be a pipe organ
available. I don't recall ever hearing anyone say "Tune it to the violin",
though I might not have been paying attention and missed it.

Ron N